System and method of allowing a player to play gaming machines having expanding symbol and column replication

摘要

The invention is directed to a gaming machine and method of providing a game. The game machine comprises a display and a controller. The display is configured to display a plurality of symbol positions displayed in a grid, the grid defining a plurality of columns. The controller is configured to: initiate a game; determine at least one symbol associated with each of the plurality of symbol positions along at least one of the columns and display the symbols in the at least one column; evaluate the symbols displayed within the at least one column to determine a highest ranked symbol; replace all remaining symbols displayed within the at least one column with the highest ranked symbol; and insert the highest ranked symbol into the symbol positions of at least one other column within the grid.

主权项

1. A game machine, comprising:
a user input device configured to accept physical media indicating a monetary value to establish a credit balance; a display configured to display a plurality of symbol cells, the plurality of symbol cells defining a plurality of columns, each column including a plurality of game symbols in a plurality of symbols positions; and a controller, the controller configured to:
receive a signal from the user input device indicating a wager being received from a player, adjust the credit balance by an amount of the wager, and initiate a game in response to receiving the wager;generate an outcome of the game including determining the game symbol displayed within each symbol cell within a first column;evaluate each symbol within the first column;dynamically allocate a ranking to the symbols within the first column;select a symbol based on the allocated ranking;copy the selected symbol into at least one other symbol position within the first column based on the allocated ranking;randomly select a second column of the plurality of columns;copy the selected symbol into at least one symbol position within the selected second column to display the outcome of the game; andevaluate the outcome of the game, provide an award to the player based on the outcome of the game, and adjust the credit balance as a function of the outcome of the game and the wager.